Rescuing Sven

Zim has a reindeer toy that I've renamed Sven.  He loves attacking Sven and carrying him around in his mouth.  Well, Sven needed to be washed, and I was putting everything in the laundry basket to get ready to do a load of laundry.  I though Zim was not in the bedroom, but he was stalking me (what's new?) and saw me grab Sven from the couch and, worse yet, saw me put Sven in the laundry basket.  It turned into a rescue mission and a few minutes later, when I went back into the bedroom, I found Sven outside of the basket and Zim inside it.  Not only did Sven get rescued from the clutches of the laundry basket, but also Zim realized that it's a great place to play in.

I finished Run by Ann Patchett over the weekend.  It was lovely, but I felt it ended way too soon and wanted to read so much more about my new friends in the book.  I suppose that is the sign of a good author.  I have decided I need to read more of her books, so I've put a few more on hold at the library.  While I wait for some holds to come in, some Elliott Smith biographies, I'm reading a complete guilty pleasure book, which I'm thoroughly enjoying, Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger. She wrote Devil Wears Prada, which I'm still upset about because that is actually my story but it would've been called Satan Wears Gucci.  Oh well, maybe one of these days I will actually try my hand at writing a novel and get all the money and fame I deserve.  Ha! 

Zim as Evel Knievel

Here is the daredevil on the edge of our balcony.  It's a bit scary to see him up there, but he goes up there no matter what we do.  It's best just not to look at him up there, makes my stomach drop.

I started (and am already halfway through) Run by Ann Patchett.  It's great.  I forget how much I love her writing style.  If you haven't read Bel Canto by her, you should!  Back to work!

Cat Toys in the Bathtub

Wanted to share some fun video clips of Zim playing with his jingle ball in the bathtub.  He loves when we throw them in there, so he can dive in and go crazy.  He also loves to pick them up in his mouth and carry them in and out of the bathtub.  We do have to be careful before taking showers though, as those jingle balls hurt if you accidentally step on them.  Plus it's not fun to shower with a bunch of Zim's toys.

It's been too hot lately.  I'm hoping the weather cools down a little, it's really bad, especially when it reaches beyond 100 degrees.

Books...
I finished Wool, Shift, and Dust by Hugh Howey.  It was a great series, very entertaining and he even ended them well.  I have to admit, I was impressed.
I just finished Isabel Allende's Inez of My Soul.  It was great and I thought it was historical fiction where the characters were all made up, but the goings-on was all real.  Turns out that the characters were real people too.  Pretty amazing and so great.  I got to read a good story and learned a few things.  I forget how much I enjoy her books until I pick one up.  I've only read a few and think I need to read more.
I'm now on a memoir kick again.
Until next time.